Mid-American Conference

Bowling Green redshirt sophomore wing Erica Donovan had a double-double in the Falcons’ lone game of the week, an 81-66 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sunday.  Donovan set a career scoring high with 22 points, and added 10 rebounds for her second double-double, both this season and in her collegiate career.  Donovan also had three assists and a steal in 28 minutes of action.  She scored 11 points in the game’s first five minutes, as the Falcons took a 24-5 lead in that time & never let the lead fall below double digits thereafter. Five of her 10 rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor, and she was 2-of-5 from three-point range and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. On the season, Donovan is averaging a team-best 12.6 points per game, and she also has 6.1 rebounds per game to rank third on the Falcons in that category.   The Falcons have concluded non-conference play with a record of 10-2.

 

Brandy Woody led the way for the Cardinals with 22 points in Ball State's 83-75 victory over IPFW Sunday night in the Gates Sports Center.  Woody went 13 of 14 from the charity stripe for the game.  She made eight straight free throws down the stretch to seal the victory for Ball State.  With 6:40 left to play in the game, the Cardinals had built their largest lead of the contest, 71-55, which came off of free throws from Woody.  She helped the Cardinals to one of its best shooting performances of the season after the Cardinals shot 53.1 percent from the field which included going 24 of 28 from the free throw line.  Woody made 3-of-6 from behind the arc and dished out four assists. 

 

Despite being a game-time decision, junior Jessica Green scored a game and season-high 24 points on the road versus No. 17/19-ranked Purdue in the Chippewas' lone contest of the week. Green came off the bench for just the second time this season and matched her career high with 11 made field goals, going 11-for-19 from the floor to score 24 points, including 16 in the second half. The effort was her second 20-plus performance of the season and the fifth of her career and also marked the sixth time this season that the junior has scored in double figures.

 

 

Kacie Cassell entered Sunday's game against Youngstown State averaging just 2.4 points per game. The senior shattered that average with a career-high 20 points to help Akron to a 91-75 victory over the Penguins. Cassell shot 64 percent from the field (7-of-11) with four 3-pointers, three of which came in the first half. She also added three assists and two steals, and knocked down both of her free throw attempts in the final minutes.

 

Haley Robertson led Miami’s best offensive output in nearly two years as it defeated Cleveland State, 91-80, in its only game this week. She tied for the team lead with 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting. That included 3-for-5 shooting from behind the arc. Robertson also had four rebounds, three assists and a team-high four steals in 25 minutes of action.

 

Junior AJ Johnson guided Western Michigan to its largest victory of the season and helped the Broncos snap a three game skid with a 22-point road victory over Valparaiso Sunday. In just 15 minutes of action, Johnson poured in 12 points, two rebounds and had a team season-high five steals. Johnson sparked a 21-2 Bronco run to start the second half as WMU blew the game open, fueling the offense with her defense. Johnson picked Valpo's ball handlers clean on back-to-back possessions for wide open layups. She also hit a three during the big run and scored nine of her team's first 18 points of the second half. Johnson finished the day 4-for-9 from the field.